A pilot study on burnout syndrome: its existence, causes and coping strategies practiced by medical professionals in Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka

Kathriarachchi, Manodya; Rowntree, Gail

doi:10.4038/sljhrm.v6i1.5630

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“…This implies that despite this, more than half of them were remained competent towards their job. These findings are similar to previous studies that revealed that more than half of respondents had high levels of emotional exhaustion and high levels of distrust (da Silva et al, 2014 ; Kathriarachchi & Rowntree, 2016 ). In addition, this study is also contrary to other studies that revealed that most respondents had reduced competence or personal accomplishments even though they had high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (Lasebikan and Oyetunde, 2012 ).…”

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“…Coping is a pattern of constructed behaviour towards situations deemed stressful, with the aim of avoiding its negative effects (Deklava et al, 2014 ). The outcome of this study is similar to a study that recommended strategies such as problem‐focused coping strategy, emotion‐focused strategy, avoidant coping strategy and humour for coping with burnout syndrome (Kathriarachchi & Rowntree, 2016 ). The document further added that some studies have also revealed that most popular coping strategies practised in stressful situations were listening to music, obtaining emotional support from family/friends and seeking comfort in religion.…”

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Causes of burnout syndrome and coping strategies among high dependency unit nurses of an institution in the greater Accra region of Ghana

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Social changes over the last decades have led to changes at the workplace. This has led to physical and emotional exhaustion among workers resulting in excessive accumulation of workload and high burnout levels (Paiva et al., 2016). High burnout directly affects the physiological stability of individuals pre-disposing them to cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric disorders and gastrointestinal disorders (Paiva et al., 2016). The term "burnout" was coined by Freudenberger in 1974 to describe workers' reactions to the chronic stress commonly found in occupations involving numerous interpersonal interactions (Doulougeri et al., 2016). The document added that burnout is a psychological syndrome that involves a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors. In addition, burnout syndrome refers to a situation in which workers appear disconnected from their job and everything seems to be senseless (Lorenz et al., 2010). Literally, this implies that the worker loses the sense of relationship to work.Burnout is a syndrome comprises of three dimensions; the first of which is emotional exhaustion, which is when someone is "emotionally overextended and exhausted by work." The second is depersonalization, which is categorised by "unfeeling and impersonal response towards recipients of one's care or service" and lastly low personal achievement, which is when people have "feelings

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Causes of burnout syndrome and coping strategies among high dependency unit nurses of an institution in the greater Accra region of Ghana

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“…Medical professionals have been found to be more prone to burnout compared to other professions [3]; in a study done among US physicians 45.8% had at least one symptom of burnout. Shananfelt et al [4] assessed the degree of burnout in different medical subspecialties and found that it was highest in trauma surgeons, urologists, otolaryngologists, vascular and general surgeons.…”

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Prevalence and degree of burnout and associated factors from five major specialties in teaching hospitals of University of Colombo

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“…Various strategies are adopted to cope with BOS. Defined as specific efforts, both behavioral and psychological, employed to master, tolerate, reduce or minimize stressful events (7), coping strategies can be active (problem-focused) or avoidant (emotion-focused). Active coping involves identifying problems and finding solutions, whereas avoidant coping focuses on reducing, regulating or removing sources of stress (8,9).…”

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Burnout Syndrome, Associated Factors and Coping Strategies of Jaffna Medical Students

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Introduction and objectives: Burnout syndrome (BOS) is seen amongst Medical students which leads to chronic stress and need coping mechanisms to overcome it. This study aims to determine the prevalence of BOS, associated factors and coping strategies adopted by students of the Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional institutional based study was carried out among first to fourth year medical students. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. BOS was measured using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (Student version)1. Data was entered and analysed using SPSS version 26. Chi Squared was used to assess the associated factors. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna. Results: A total of 561 were considered and the response rate was 81%(455). Male Female ratio was 1:1.5. BOS was seen in 381(83.7%), 86.3% were females, 88.5% were Sinhalese and 88.8% lived in hostels. A total of 104(86.0%) had English difficulties, 85%(239) felt homesick, 84.3% spent <2hours in leisure activities and 86.6% missed main meals. BOS was significantly associated with year of study(p=0.048), performance at examination(p=0.019), Use of social media(p=0.021), dietary habits(p=0.027) and interaction with teachers(p=0.032). The coping strategies were being positive(88.1%), getting advice(75.6%), listening to music(77%), finding comfort in religious activities(77.4%) and getting emotional support(77.9%). Keeping feelings to one's self and solving problems alone(54.5%) were commonly reported avoidant strategies. Conclusion: BOS among medical students is seen and some groups are more vulnerable. Year of study, performance at examination, dietary habits, use of social media and interaction with teachers contributed to the BOS.

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A pilot study on burnout syndrome: its existence, causes and coping strategies practiced by medical professionals in Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Causes of burnout syndrome and coping strategies among high dependency unit nurses of an institution in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Causes of burnout syndrome and coping strategies among high dependency unit nurses of an institution in the greater Accra region of Ghana

Prevalence and degree of burnout and associated factors from five major specialties in teaching hospitals of University of Colombo

Burnout Syndrome, Associated Factors and Coping Strategies of Jaffna Medical Students

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